National Wounded Warrior Center

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OUR MISSION

The National Wounded Warrior Center empowers wounded, ill and injured servicemen and women by facilitating their transition into fulfilling civilian lives through education, rehabilitation, health, and wellness.

OUR HISTORY

Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra is a nationally acclaimed year-round adaptive sports program for people with disabilities of all ages. Based in Mammoth Lakes, California, DSES is a 501(c)3 non-profit with over ten years of experience. Check out our DSES 10 Year Report as PDF. We facilitate change in participants’ lives that will enable them to lead a healthy lifestyle beyond participation in the DSES program. DSES is a Paralympic Sports Club, chapter member of Disabled Sports USA and has been hosting a minimum of two annual Wounded Warrior events since 2007. It’s time to do more!

We often hear that the transition from military to civilian life is the most difficult part of being in the military. Rebuilding personal relationships, readjusting to a non-survival based existence, and adjusting to life with their newly altered bodies are the most common issues talked about by our Wounded Warriors and their families. The National Wounded Warrior Center is a place for our heroes to learn, heal, and thrive!

OUR MOTIVATION

52,000 US Servicemembers have been Wounded in Action in Iraq and Afghanistan since October 2001. (Congressional Research Service)

153,000 US Servicemembers have been diagnosed with PTSD since 2000 according to the Surgeon General but Wounded Warrior Project research shows that more than 600,000 live with the invisible wounds of war.